Week 4

• penury (noun): the state of extreme poverty
• vituperation (noun): an outburst of violently abusive language
• supercilious (adj): full of contemptuous arrogance
• gambol (verb): to skip about playfully
• folderol (noun): silly nonsense
• ennui (noun): a bored weariness & dissatisfaction with life resulting from a loss of interest or sense of excitement
• curmudgeon (noun): a bad-tempered, disagreeable person
• sojourn (noun): a short trip or stay at a place
• truculent (adj): displaying great aggression
• gregarious (adj): very friendly & sociable.